Zug (also transliterated "Zoug", "Sug"; Arabic: زوك) is a municipality located in the far south-east of Western Sahara, 170 km. from Atar, Mauritania. The only erg or sand sea in Western Sahara (known as "Galb Azefal") is located nearby, where it runs from south-west to north-east from Mauritania into Western Sahara and back into Mauritania, where the border forms a right angle.Geography Website Zug is located in the part of Western Sahara that is controlled by the Polisario Front and by them referred to as the Liberated Territories.Report to the Frente Polisario and to Ophir Energy plc on environmental and archaeological work in Western Sahara: November-December 2007 Nick Brooks
It is the head of the 1st military region of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and holds a SPLA military outpost and a small hospital.
Infrastructure
In June 2009, three friendship associations from Alicante (Spain) had a meeting with Sahrawi ministers, with the intention of building up a hospital in the town.Reunión con ministros Saharauis Dispensario Zug Sahara liberado. June 22, 2009 On September, a solidarity concert with Chambao, Oléfunk & Mario Díaz was held in Altea, with the aim to collect money to finance the project.Concierto solidario de Chambao en Altea September 9, 2009 . On November, an agreement between POLISARIO representatives and members of the friendship associations to build up the building was signed.Firma de convenio con el gobierno Saharaui Dispensario Zug Sahara liberado. November 13, 2009 In 2011, the construction works had been finished, only lasting the equipment and the medical supplies to open it.
It is the site of a former Spanish Foreign Legion outpost.
Culture Near Zug there are some Neolithic engravings with geometrical patterns, similar to others found in Chad and southern Morocco.Cultural Heritage and Conflict: The Threatened Archaeology of Western Sahara Nick Brooks
Twin towns and sister cities
Agullent, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain(since December 1998)Solidaridad a pie de duna El País, 9 December 1998 Ajangiz, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain Campo nell'Elba, Livorno, Tuscany, ItalyGemellaggi e Patti di Amicizia Regione Toscana - Consiglio Regionale, 27 March 2010 Cantagallo, Prato, Tuscany, Italy (since September 28, 2001) Collesalvetti, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy Crespina, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy (since October 2007)Signature in Toscana of many accords of twining between Italian cities and Saharawi Dairas UPES (Sahara Press Service), 27 October 2007 Denia, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain (since December 1998) Lamporecchio, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy Lemoiz, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain Maracena, Granada, Andalucía, SpainMaracena Ygranada.com Medina del Campo, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain (since August 10, 2008) Plentzia, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain Reggello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy (since 1993) Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain (since July 17, 2008) Valdemoro, Madrid, Spain (since November 20, 2007) Zegama, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain Zierbena, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain Zumaia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain
References
External links Desert picture of Zug Spanish territorial police photos on Zug, 1972-1973 Blog about the construction of Zug's hospital